BR02-18 The Adventures of TOM SAWYER

" ' They are grave robbers, Tom! They are going to rob a grave! My father told me about it. The doctor wants a dead body, you see. He cut it up because he wants to learn about--' " (p. 12)

Tom Sawyer is rambunctious boy, and he does not like school instead he loves adventures. Tom Sawyer is climbing out of his bedroom window to meet his friends when other people are sleeping in their bed. Tom, Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn are best friend, have an exciting time every day.

It was first time to read the story for me, but it was exciting!

[118 words]

Twain Mark. (2000) The Adventures of TOM SAWYER OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY: Oxford University Press

BR 02-15 The Snow Queen

" 'Let's show it off to the angels.' " (p. 4)

Gerda and Kay are best friends, until Kay suddenly changes. Then he is kidnapped by the wicked Snow Queen and everyone thinks he is lost forever. But Gerda is determined to rescue him.

Follow her, in this retelling of the classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson, as she sets out on a lonely, dangerous quest to the frozen north.

The Snow Queen is in series two of Usborne Young Reading, which combines good stories with easy reading text. Developed in consultaion with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey Roehampton, series two is for readers who are growing in confidence. For readers who have just started reading alone, try the exciting stories in series one.

[140 words]

Anderson Hans. (2004). The Snow Queen. USEBORNE YOUNG READING: SERIES TWO London: Usborne